@Article{ServainMorlPere:1994:SiVeOb,
author = "Servain, Jacques and Morliere, Alain and Pereira, Claudio S.",
affiliation = "LODYC-CNRS, Centre ORSTOM, IFREMER, France and LODYC-ORSTOM,
Uniuersit{\'e} P. \& M. Curie. and {Instituto Nacional de
Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)}",
title = "Simulated versus observed sea surface temperature in the Tropical
Atlantic Ocean",
journal = "Global Atmosphere and Ocean System",
year = "1994",
volume = "2",
pages = "1--20",
keywords = "sea surface temperature, tropical Atlantic ocean, simulation,
interannual variability.",
abstract = "The aim of this work was to test the accuracy of simulated sea
surface temperature (SST) in the tropical Atlantic Ocean for the
period 1982 to 1990 using a three-dimensional primitive-equation
oceanic general circulation model. The SST reference was provided
by monthly analysis of observed data obtained from selected ships.
The annual mean difference between simulated and observed SST did
not exceed 1.5 C, but monthly mean differences of several degrees
found for some areas. There were two main problem areas, one along
the western zone and other within the northern part the Gulf of
Guinea. The first, characterized by excessively cold SST,
corresponded to a westward early shifting of seasonal equatorial
surface cooling; and the second, characterized by excessively warm
SST, concerned a region of the Gulf of Guinea where winds were
ight at sea warm. A series of test experiments was performed
during one year (1989) using diret measurements of the
meteorological varables with enter into the computation of
turbulent heat flux forcing, with all other conditions remaining
unchanged. the generally disappointing results may relate to the
heat flux sensitiviy induced by weakvariations among basic
meteorological variables.",
issn = "1023-6732",
label = "7378",
targetfile = "010010699.pdf",
urlaccessdate = "12 maio 2024"
}